Friday, March 27, 2009

Saudi Minister Urges Caution on the Drive to Renewable Energy - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com
“In years to come,” Mr. Al-Naimi said, “if traditional energy supplies should prove inadequate because capital expenditure was curtailed due to unsustainable prices, unreliable indications of future demand, or hopes for a substitute for oil cannot deliver, such a supply crunch would be catastrophic.”

It’s not the first time that a Saudi official has expressed exasperation at American energy policies. The Saudis believe they have acted responsibly in recent years, spending $70 billion on the Kingdom’s largest capacity expansion program, and increasing production whenever the market needed more oil.
Prince Charles Visits GM’s Astra Plant in the UK - Greg Pollowitz - Planet Gore on National Review Online
Yes, I'm sure GM's senior management is thrilled that their company's future is in the hands of climate alarmists like Prince Charles and their mandates for automakers to produce cars that aren't profitable.
The Dogs Must Be Crazy - Chris Horner - Planet Gore on National Review Online
Now, if our poseurs could manage to leave the lights, latte machines... hospital respirators, school buses and the like off, then they might stand a chance of complying with their stated demands. But since deep down they have no intention of doing so, recognize this as being — just like Kyoto, though without the body count and misery — a gesture designed to suit the vanities of the wealthy and soft.
Hot Air » Blog Archive » Hey, why not let the UN run the energy sector?
What could possibly be worse than having Washington DC impose a de facto nationalization of energy production through Barack Obama’s cap-and-trade policies? Having Turtle Bay do it instead...

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